Indiatimes offers cheap travel insurance

<div class="section0"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="">Indiatimes.com, India''s leading portal, and ICICI Lombard General Insurance, leading private sector general insurance company, have launched an innovative marketing alliance. The initiative offers comprehensive overseas travel insurance for students intending to study abroad.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">The ICICI Lombard Student Overseas Travel Insurance, now available at special rates for registered Indiatimes users, offers much more than the compulsory health insurance available internationally through foreign universities.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">Coverage under this policy starts from the time the students start their trip and includes medical expenses, dental treatment, checked baggage loss, personal accident, personal liability and other special covers. Students are not required to undergo a pre-medical check-up.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">As per the alliance agreement, the insurance policy can now be bought online at special rates on www.icicilombard. indiatimes.com by all registered users of Indiatimes. com. </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">According to the spokesman of Times Internet Limited, "Students are our key customer category and we would like to help this community which is making India proud globally in what ever way we can. By offering a special rate, we hope we will encourage them to buy this policy online. It is a winwin situation for all concerned." Health Insurance is compulsory in most universities abroad. </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">However, it''s cost effective to buy health policies in India than abroad as one pays in rupees and not dollars, Kartik Jain, head marketing, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, says. </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">"Our Student Overseas Travel Insurance has been designed keeping the Indian student in mind. It not only covers health expenses from the date of departure but also includes other special student benefits like sponsor protection, bail bond, compassionate visit and study interruption."</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">Indiatimes.com, overseas travel insurance for students would offer added convenience as the customers would be able to view, manage and extend the policies online from any part of the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">"Only ICICI Lombard offers extension on student insurance covers for another year, which can be done online in a matter of minutes at Indiatimes.com," added Kartik Jain.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">The user can buy insurance online in four simple steps through an online form - giving his travel details, calculating the premium, entering personal details and paying online through credit card; Internet banking; or cheque payment. </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">Even though the policy hard copy is sent by surface mail, the user need not wait for the policy to arrive at a later date, as the digitally signed policy is also issued online immediately.</span></div> </div>